144 Wash. 2d 665 - State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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37 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 37 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “RCW 9.94A.345 is intended to cure any ambiguity that might have led to the Washington supreme court's decision in State v. Cruz , Cause No. 67147-8 (October 7, 1999). A decision as to whether a prior conviction shall be included in an individual's offender Score should be determined by the law in effect on the day the current offense was committed. RCW 9.94A.345 is also intended to clarify the applicability of statutes creating new sentencing alternatives or modifying the availability of existing alternatives.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Varga · State v. Dean

2. “Any sentence imposed under this chapter shall be determined in accordance with the law in effect when the current offense was committed.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Varga · State v. Dean

3. “"[c]riminal history" means the list of a defendant's prior convictions and juvenile adjudications, whether in this state, in federal court, or elsewhere. The history shall include, where known, for each conviction (a) whether the defendant has been placed on probation and the length and terms thereof; and (b) whether the defendant has been incarcerated and the length of incarceration.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Varga · State v. Dean